Lampshades and Moonstones

Lampshades and Moonstones A Novel ∞∞∞ ∞∞∞Chapter 1: The Hardening∞∞∞ The clay covered stone floated into the white, chalky hole at our feet, “Until November, 2085 beloved. ” Edith said, turning and walking back toward the shadowed lunar surface behind us.... More

Lampshades and Moonstones A Novel ∞∞∞ ∞∞∞Chapter 1: The Hardening∞∞∞ The clay covered stone floated into the white, chalky hole at our feet, “Until November, 2085 beloved. ” Edith said, turning and walking back toward the shadowed lunar surface behind us. I arched my helmet upward to for one final glance at the Earth 239,025 miles away, as it will be for the next sixty years. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to live. I hope I make you proud. ” I said, dropping my own bag of treasures into the crudely dug hole. I used my metallic boot to kick the white dirt and bits of scorched (but for some reason still white) asteroid back into the hole until it was full. I took the red toothpick Edith had stolen from the cafeteria pod back at our colony the day before and stabbed it into the middle of the loose soil. Goodbye, I love you. “Loge?” Edith said, “Come on. They’ll notice the missing rover if we don’t get back to base soon. ” I noticed her eyes lingering on the red toothpick and I wondere Less